Ndun wordlist - Roger Blench
Ndun wordlist - Roger Blench
Ndun wordlist - Roger Blench
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<strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Blench</strong>: <strong>Ndun</strong> Wordlist<br />
Gloss sg. pl.<br />
Person/people ener bener<br />
Father edâ bédâ<br />
Friend esamir besamir<br />
i-/be-<br />
Gloss sg. pl.<br />
Witch ishin beshin<br />
Only a single case of this pairing has so far been recorded.<br />
e-/ø-<br />
e-/i-<br />
a-/i-<br />
Gloss sg. pl.<br />
Grasshopper èmbàdà mbádà<br />
Gloss sg. pl.<br />
Hole in tree efɔr ífɔ̀r<br />
Giant Snail ekikɔk ikíkɔḱ<br />
Gloss sg. pl.<br />
Butterfly anfεbik infεbik<br />
Only a single case of this pairing has so far been recorded.<br />
a(n)-/me-<br />
a-/na-<br />
Gloss sg. pl.<br />
Star(s) agwár megwár<br />
Night atuk metuk<br />
Farm ahay mehay<br />
Young girl àláp mélàbì<br />
Squirrel (ground) abwatɔk mèbǎtɔk<br />
Horn anshem meshèm<br />
Brother anhwìnɔ̀k mehwinɔ̀k<br />
Gloss sg. pl.<br />
Grandchild ahwín nahwín<br />
Only a single case of this pairing has so far been recorded.<br />
n-/be-<br />
The data is a bit uncertain here, but it seems there was a plural prefix n- which can merge when /n/ is the<br />
first segment of the stem. As with e-/be-, this pairing only occurs with persons.<br />
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